Mine Manager

October 1, 2003 at 8:30 AM

Red Bluff Pit · Surface · Metal/Non-Metal

Operator: Red Bluff Sand & Gravel LLC (Superior Products Inc; Sherman Industries Inc)

Autauga County, AL

Classification MACHINERY

Type Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Investigator narrative

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A CRANE TO MOVE A GENERATOR THAT WAS POSITIONED ON THE BANK OF A SETTLING POND. WHEN THE EMPLOYEE MOVED THE GENERATOR WITH THE CRANE, THE CRANE TIPPED OVER. THE CAB WAS CRUSHED ON IMPACT WITH THE GROUND FATALLY INJURING THE EMPLOYEE.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Surface Equipment, Nec
Subunit / location: STRIP, QUARY, OPEN PIT
Underground location: NO VALUE FOUND
Mining method: NO VALUE FOUND
Accident type: Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Source of injury: CRANES,DERRICKS
Nature of injury: MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected: MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience: 27 years
Experience at this mine: 1 year
Experience in this job: 15 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 220032870041 · Mine ID 0103272 Trainer view →